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The Organization of European Multinationals
Marin, Dalia; Rousová, Linda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
data reveal a startling variation in productivity levels of foreign affiliates across the countries in Eastern Europe of … advantage to the new EU Member States and Emerging Europe. One candidate for this startling difference in productivity levels …. We also analyse the conditions under which European multinationals transplant their business model to Eastern Europe. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370945
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The Theory of the Firm goes Global
Marin, Dalia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
What insights can be gained from bringing the theory of the firm to the global economy? I discuss several new features of the world economy that can be explained by incorporating the theory of the firm into the theory of international trade. Among the new features I discuss are the move to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415849
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New imperialism or new capitalism?
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Over the past century, the institution of capital and the process of its accumulation have been fundamentally transformed. By contrast, the theories that explain this institution and process have remained largely unchanged. The purpose of this paper is to address this mismatch. Using a broad...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621372
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Baumol, Panzar, and Willig’s Theory of Contestable Markets and Industry Structure: A Summary of Reactions
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper summarizes reactions to the theory of contestable markets and industry structure. The reactions came immediately after the theory was published. The summary finds that the proposed theory stands on sound grounds. However, empirically the theory leaves much to be desired especially for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259557
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Dairy value chain management in Bulgaria
Bachev, Hrabrin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The dairy sector is among the most fundamentally affected by post-communist transition and EU integration of Bulgaria. This paper presents the dairy chain management in the country at current present stage of development. First, it analyses the state and forms of dairy value chain management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008923025
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Absorptive capacity, the allocation of scientists, and firms' research productivity
Andrea, Canidio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Empirical evidence shows that R&D productivity decreases with firm size. I provide an explanation to this fact by developing a model of science production where heterogeneous researchers are endogenously allocated to different firms. The main assumption is that firms invest in research to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004846
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Corporate competition: A self-organized network
Braha, Dan; Stacey, Blake; Bar-Yam, Yaneer - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
A substantial number of studies have extended the work on universal properties in physical systems to complex networks in social, biological, and technological systems. In this paper, we present a complex networks perspective on interfirm organizational networks by mapping, analyzing and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211228
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The production of science
Andrea, Canidio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
I develop a model of science production where researchers are endogenously allocated to different sectors (for profit or non profit), and to different labs. The main assumption is that firms invest in research to increase their absorptive capacity: the ability to use and understand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008645097
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Authority and Incentives in Organizations
Kräkel, Matthias - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The paper analyzes the choice of organizational structure as solution to the trade-off between controlling behavior based on authority rights and minimizing costs for implementing high efforts. The analysis includes the owner of a firm, a top manager and two division heads. If it is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699425
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Ronald Coase y los costos de transacción
Estrada, Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper relates to the implications of transaction costs in Ronald Coase. The economics of transaction costs (TCE) is a first-order theoretical framework for understanding both the constraints to the development of the company to warn gaps in current public policy developments with important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110515